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League of Ireland First Division Shield

Association football competition

Summary

Association football competition

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The League of Ireland First Division Shield was an association football competition featuring teams from the League of Ireland First Division. The inaugural winners were Derry City. It was also the first competition Derry City won after they joined the League of Ireland.

Format

The 1994–95 format saw the 10 participating teams divided into two groups of five – a northern group and a southern group. The teams played a single round of games against the other teams in their group. The two winners, UCD and Drogheda United, then played off in a two legged final. UCD won 2-1 on aggregate. The competition was played during the first half of the season with the two legged final played in October 1994.

List of Finals

Possibly incomplete

Season	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Venue
1985–86	Derry City		6–1	Longford Town	**
1986–87		EMFA	4–2	Finn Harps	Oriel Park
1990–91	Drogheda United	1–0	Home Farm	**
1991–92	UCD	2–1	Waterford United	**
1992–93	Galway United	3–0	Home Farm	Dalymount Park
1993–94	Sligo Rovers	2–1	Waterford United	**
1994–95	UCD	2–1	Drogheda United	**
1995–96	Bray Wanderers	3–3	Waterford United	**
1996–97	Galway United	2–0	Limerick	Terryland Park
1997–98	Home Farm Everton	5–3	Cobh Ramblers	**

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Notes

Played over two legs.
Played over two legs. Bray Wanderers won on penalties.

References

"History of Derry City FC". rebelultras.com.
"Ireland 1994/95".
"Galway United FC – Club History". galwayunitedfc.ie.
"Famous Days". www.sligorovers.com.
"FAI National League Annual 1997/'98". FAI National League Annual.
"Ireland - First Division Shield Finals".

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